100 Favorite Dishes: No. 55, Ceviche at Latin Bites Cafe

​This year leading up to our annual Best of Houston issue, we're counting down our 100 favorite dishes in Houston. This list comprises our favorite dishes from the last year, dishes that are essential to Houston's cultural landscape and/or dishes that any visitor (or resident) should try at least once.

Chef Roberto Castre is quietly executing some of the city's most creative and elegant ceviches at his restaurant, Latin Bites Cafe, the tiniest of spots on the edge of downtown. The small pearls of Peruvian-style ceviche match the space perfectly, in fact; both leaving you wanting more, in the best possible way.

The ever-evolving menu of weekly and monthly ceviche specials ranges from Japanese-inspired preparations such as tuna tiradito with soy, oysters, mirin and sesame oil served with Japanese sweet potato all the way to modern takes on Peruvian standards like the cebiche de mango shown in the picture, salmon served with rocoto peppers and choclo corn.

Standards remain on the menu from month-to-month, however. Start with the sashimi tiradito in three different traditional sauces to begin getting a feel for Castre's way with fish. And be sure to make reservations and BYOB -- two of the most important things to know before eating here.

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